Karachi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$163
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 35% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8914th and 7431st ($434 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6414th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Ningbo

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Karachi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525